19 providers offer 237 broadband deals in Southampton, from £16.50 a month and up to 2,300 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 208 Mbps down and 197 Mbps up, 106% above the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Southampton
The best value in Southampton on full first-year cost is Plusnet's Full Fibre 145: £292 across year one, about £24 a month. A £155 reward card is bundled in. 145 Mbps covers streaming, video calls and working from home.
Best value in Southampton
£22.99/mo
rises to £26.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
Avg £26.32/mo over contract · £632 total over 24 months
Fastest broadband deal in Southampton
The fastest deal available in Southampton is Home 2300 from toob at 2,300 Mbps.
Fastest in Southampton
£25/mo
rises to £27 in April 2027 (+£2)
Avg £26.50/mo over contract · £636 total over 24 months
Cheapest broadband deal in Southampton
The cheapest deal in Southampton is Home 150 from toob at £16.00 a month for 150 Mbps. It's full fibre, so the advertised speed is the speed that reaches the router. Above the UK average on download.
Cheapest in Southampton
£16/mo
rises to £18 in April 2027 (+£2)
Avg £17.50/mo over contract · £420 total over 24 months
Compare broadband deals in Southampton
£18/mo
rises to £20 in April 2027 (+£2)
Avg £19.50/mo over contract · £468 total over 24 months
Full Fibre 1.6GB Premium
115 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for power users & big households
£33.99/mo
rises to £37.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
Avg £37.32/mo over contract · £896 total over 24 months
Sky Full Fibre Gigafast
100 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for power users & big households
£31/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£749 total over 24 months
Onestream Fibre 55
10 Mbps upload · Hybrid Fibre
Best for small homes, single 4K streamer
£19.94/mo
rises to £22.69 in April 2027 (+£2.75)
Avg £22/mo over contract · £528 total over 24 months
Broadband providers in Southampton
19 providers serve Southampton, with toob the fastest at 2,300 Mbps.
Ranked by Ofcom complaints per 100,000 customers, fewest first. A down arrow is below the industry average, up is above, and a dash means Ofcom publishes no figure for that provider (usually because it is below Ofcom's 1.5% market-share reporting threshold). A small diagonal arrow shows the past-year trend (↘ improving, ↗ getting worse).
Ofcom records the typical Southampton download speed at 208 Mbps.
Upgrade nudge
Room to upgrade in Southampton
Only 31% of the 77,000 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 95% can get gigabit.
The faster line is already there. For most of these homes it is the contract holding them back, not the infrastructure.
Is your broadband good enough?
The typical Southampton line runs 208 Mbps.
Working from home
GreatStreaming and family use
GreatWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 95% of Southampton, and the fastest available is 10,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Southampton?
The wholesale networks carrying Southampton broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Where Southampton has working altnets, the gigabit market suddenly looks competitive. Here are the ones that have built into the streets here.
- CityFibre: Sky, The One Broadband, Vodafone
- Hyperoptic
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
Alongside those, Openreach and Virgin Media O2 reach addresses here too (Openreach is the universal default, so the address question is which altnet, not whether Openreach).
19 providers compete for Southampton broadband customers right now.
What broadband coverage does Southampton have?
Superfast broadband reaches 98% of Southampton premises and gigabit 95%, on Ofcom's premise-level data.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Southampton?
Outdoor 5G reaches 100% of Southampton homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
5G & 4G home broadband
Outdoor 5G covers 100% of Southampton, enough for a 5G home-broadband hub to stand in for a fixed line.
Broadband speeds by Southampton neighbourhood
Measured speeds range from 287 Mbps in Bargate to 134 Mbps in Thornhill, so your street matters more than the Southampton average.
| Neighbourhood | Median | vs area | Upload | Superfast | Gigabit | 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bargate SO14 | 287 | +79 | 278 | 93% | 87% | 100% |
| Freemantle SO15 | 268 | +60 | 267 | 96% | 95% | 100% |
| Portswood SO17 | 218 | +9 | 213 | 100% | 99% | 100% |
| Bassett SO16 | 201 | -7 | 188 | 98% | 89% | 99% |
| Bitterne SO18 | 165 | -43 | 157 | 99% | 97% | 100% |
| Thornhill SO19 | 134 | -75 | 109 | 99% | 98% | 100% |
Measured Ofcom data per Southampton neighbourhood, ranked fastest first. Median and upload are in Mbps; vs area is the median difference from the Southampton average; superfast, gigabit and 5G are the % of premises covered. Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Nearby areas
Frequently asked questions
Ready to switch
See what's actually live in Southampton.
Enter your address and we'll show every deal you can genuinely order on your line, ranked by what you'll pay across the whole contract, not by who pays us.
* Based on Go.Compare research estimating that 28% of UK broadband users pay for faster broadband speeds than they need (which we interpret as overpaying), equivalent to around 7.5m UK households.
Speed and coverage figures for Southamptoncome from Ofcom's Connected Nations data, current to January 2026. Deal prices are pulled live from providers. Compiled by the FindBroadband team. See how we rank and source our data.